digestome

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noun

All the genes (and derived proteins) that relate to digestion (especially of complex carbohydrates)

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Meanings

noundigestome (plural digestomes)

plural digestomes

  1. biochemistryAll the genes (and derived proteins) that relate to digestion (especially of complex carbohydrates)

    Shao et al. [ 54 ] have screened the caspase-1 digestome to identify caspase target proteins.

    2008 September 13, Antero Salminen et al., “Amyloid-β oligomers set fire to inflammasomes and induce Alzheimer's pathology”, in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, volume 12, →DOI

Origin

From digest + -ome.

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APA

digestome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digestome

MLA

“digestome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digestome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digestome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digestome.

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